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Tui Discovery 2 to sail from Malaga and Tenerife
Thomson Cruises’ new ship Tui Discovery 2 will be based in Malaga and Tenerife when it joins the fleet next summer. The vessel will sail from Malaga in May 2017, visiting ports such as Barcelona, Valencia, Ibiza, Porto and Lisbon. It will reposition to Tenerife in September, sailing to the Canaries, Morocco and Madeira.
thomson.co.uk/cruise
No single supplement on selected Midnatsol cruises
Norwegian cruise specialist Hurtigruten is targeting solo travellers by scrapping its single supplement on selected Midnatsol cruises booked before the end of July. The 15- day Discover the Green Coast of Brazil cruise leads in at £1,977.
hurtigruten.co.uk
Saga adds third Rhine river cruise for solo passengers
Saga has added a third solo passenger river cruise to its 2017 programme. The Springtime Colours of the Rhine sailing will depart on March 28, with options to join the ship by air, Eurostar or coach. The seven- night cruise leads in at £999.
saga.co.uk/rivercruises
Clia adds river cruise ships to Cruise360 in Marseille
Hollie-Rae Merrick
hollie@travelweekly.co.uk
Two river cruise ships have been added to the line-up of vessels being showcased at the first Clia Cruise360 conference in Marseille.
Originally Clia UK & Ireland
said eight ocean ships would be on view at the inaugural event, taking place from October 20-22. However, this week the cruise trade body revealed that AmaWaterways’ AmaDagio and Uniworld’s Catherine have been added to the optional visits on October 19 and 23 respectively. Both will be moored in Avignon. Andy Harmer, Clia Europe’s
vice-president of operations and director of Clia UK & Ireland, said: “Marseille is a brilliant destination for ocean cruise ships, but the area is also a big hit with river cruise guests. It’s brilliant that we get to bring a river cruise element to Cruise360 because it gives our delegates the chance to experience the destination and different cruise experiences. “We have our River Cruise Convention in Amsterdam in
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Win trip to Cruise360 including travel and accommodation
Clia UK & Ireland has teamed up with Voyages SNCF to give away 10 places to the inaugural Cruise360 conference in Marseille. The winners will get free
registration to the conference, train travel and accommodation. Andy Harmer, Clia Europe’s
vice-president of operations and 26
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director of Clia UK & Ireland, said: “We’re delighted to be working with Voyages SNCF and Cruise Club Marseille Provence who are respectively providing the
train travel and accommodation. “This is a brilliant opportunity for agents to learn about cruise and get first-hand experience of ships
that rarely call into the UK. These are ships we would unlikely get at our Clia Conference in Southampton and we’re excited to be able to show Clia agents new vessels.” To enter the competition, go online and answer
the question at comp.
travelweekly.co.uk/ cruise360
HARMER: ‘Brilliant opportunity for agents’
RIVER CRUISE: Uniworld’s Catherine will be showcased at Cruise360
“Marseille is a brilliant destination for ocean cruise ships, but it’ s also a big hit with river cruise guests”
November and that remains a brilliant way to educate agents on river; however, having an event in a different part of Europe means we can show agents ships that we’ve never had at the Amsterdam event.” As well as ship visits, river
cruise-themed breakout sessions
will also be organised for agents interested in expanding their knowledge of the growing sector. The conference is open to agents
from across Europe, but Harmer believes the majority of delegates will be from the UK. He expects 400 delegates in
total, of whom 250 will be agents. The ocean ships available for
visits will include Holland America
Line’s Oosterdam; Carnival Vista; MSC Poesia; Norwegian Epic; Costa Diadema; Thomson Majesty; and Celebrity Reflection.
cruiseexperts.org
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